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John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, "Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?"
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A Question of Doubt
Commentators debate why John asked this question. Some argue it was for his disciples' benefit, to help them see Jesus for themselves. Others, like Charles Spurgeon, suggest John himself may have been struggling with doubt in prison, a human experience even for the strongest believers.
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Calling unto him (προσκαλεσαμενος). First aorist middle (indirect) participle.
Two (δυο τινας). Certain tw…
19th Century
Anglican
Two of His disciples.—According to some manuscripts of Saint Matthew, which give simply, sent through His disciples, Sain…
Baptist
Did John doubt, then? Perhaps not. It may be that he saw that his disciples doubted, and that he wished their fears to be removed. It is possible, …
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The healings and presumably also the raising of the widow’s son apparently have not sufficed to convince John of Jesus’ messiahship. This reluctanc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And John calling unto him two of his disciples Which were a sufficient number to be sent on an errand, to ask a ques…
Presbyterian
To His miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this one in the kingdom of grace: To the poor the gospel is preached. This clearly p…
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